Revolver

Good album but not as good as other Beatles

My first Beatles album on the list. A classic.

1 good song, so 1 star!

One of the Beatles albums of all time. No real duds, that's the nicest thing I can say...

Decided not to write a long review for 'Revolver'. It's 'Revolver', after all.

high 5 this album has ruined my rating system. ziggy stardust is obviously a full marks album so deserves the highest rating. this album is beyond full marks. its like when hermione granger received a hundred and twelve per cent on her charms exam. some people ( including paul ) say george didnt get going as a songwriter until abbey road. this album ( and rubber soul ) reveal that as rubbish. its said he lost interest in the beatles around the time of sgt pepper, but here he delivers 2 all time bangers and "i want to tell" you as a little 9/10 bonus. this album has the best opening 5 tracks of any and two of them are from george. "love you to" is his best indian inspired track. it bangs. its the best beatles album and the best album of all time. its a true beatles album: "a hard days night" is johns album, "sgt pepper" is pauls album, "abbey road" has "maxwells silver hammer" on it. the 3 writers are equal on here ( george slightly less equal ), and the reason so many of the tracks bang so hard is ringos unreal performances with a great drum sound. its summed up by the cover ( the best album cover ) where all their faces are big and the same size. heres where they transformed from a band to a super group. like all beatles albums this one has its dud track, but in recent years ive learnt to love yellow submarine. ever since reading about the recording session where they invited all their friends round to do the sound effects, blowing bubbles in the bath etc, it always brings a smile to my face. its a joke song and a pretty funny one too. who doesnt like a bit of fun.

B2B2b

Perfection. Damn it sounds so good. And I know it will sound like hyperbole, but anyway: one of the high water marks of 20th Century art and culture.

i like hearing how the 4 of them are clearly diverging into their own musical preferences—mccartney’s songs are so different from harrison’s are so different from lennon’s now (and yellow submarine is in there too for what it’s worth)

Now, I don't consider myself to be a Beatles fan. But they have done some stonkingly good tracks. And this album does feature a couple of their better ones. As a whole it is a nicely put together piece of work, and ordinarily would be worth 3 of anyone's points. However, does include one of my favouritest ever Beatles tracks. And they saved this gem right till last. Yes, Tomorrow Never Knows is such a fabulous piece of work it adds one point on its own. So I can't give it less than a 4.

Sensational stuff. I can’t even justify knocking a star off for the silliness of Yellow Sub. There’s too much good stuff here, especially the last track ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’

Brilliant album. It has some very early experimentation going on with the backward guitars. It' would be pointless and also a very long list to mention even a small amount of bands who would cite this as an influence. But suffice to say, this was part of the origins of alternative rock/ Indie. Apart form the cringe worthy 'Yellow Submarine' (but it still is a classic), this has some of their best work.

Still not even my third favorite Beatles

An all time classic. Revolver has outstanding songs that are varied, experimental, playful, and yet restrained. These are tight compositions and each one has its particular place in this album. The songs are evocative character studies, sometimes in the third person, sometimes in the first person, and sometimes they paint a picture of a whole town’s worth of people. The arrangements are sublime. A phenomenal piece of art. 5.

not my fav beatles album but sure

Not my favourite Beatles.. But incredible Beatles. There are some incredible songs on this record. The couple of ballads on side 1 are both some of the greatest. There is also a huge range - from quite classic sounding, guitar heavy, Beatles, to the two sitar heavy songs, electronic exploration, pure whimsical psychadelia.. It's very impressive stuff, but it doesn't flow quite like the other records for me and slightly suffers for it.

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Gul utbåt!

Många bra låtar, men också ett gäng halvdana trots föredömligt korta 35 min.

A classic. So many good songs here.

I am not a huge Beatles fan. My best friend when I was growing up was, so I had many, many, many, hours of Beatles albums played at me. Familiarity breeds contempt sometimes, so I tried to listen to this with as open a mind as possible. Leaving aside the anomalies of 'Yellow Submarine' and 'Doctor Robert' it is an excellent album. The problem with hindsight, though, is I know what other Beatles albums are coming and this sounds 'transitional' at times. Oh, well. A solid 4/5 from me.

These guys were on to something

Really interesting. Never been much a fan of the Beatles, but there is creative choices made in that album. Sounds innovative for the time. Might change my mind about them. Maybe not something I'd listen regularly though.

Sounds old, aside the couple of hits I couldn't really connect with the album

masterpiece

One great song and a lot of blah

Great

I felt like I had been getting gas lit by the Beetles fan boys for so long. All I ever head was this was the greatest band of all time, this band revolutionized music, and all I ever heard was 60’s pop bullshit. This was the first album I actually heard it on. This album doesn’t quite live up to the behemoth hype surrounding this group, but with any other band this is and easy five, so I have to be fair here.

The fab four at their creative peak banging out tune after tune. Eleanor rigby is a classic and I'm only sleeping and good day sunshine are underrated gems. Only weaker track is Dr Robert which is a bit of a nothing song but kinda catchy still

My first Beatles album on the list! It’s a 4/5 for me, not my favorite of theirs but still great nonetheless.

My FAVORITE Beatles album. I feel like it's criminally underrated when compared to the albums that follow. (and I understand that) An absolute amazing turning point in their music, so good.

It's the Beatles, so I think i'm supposed to give it 5/5, but it's not their best.

I used to think the Beatles were overrated. I also used to be hella stupid

Great album

Super cohesive album without getting repetitive. There was a lot of fun instrumentation experimentation in this one like this strings in "Elenore Rigby" and french horn solo in "For No One."

Good album, but not magic for me.

There are of course the gems on this album that most people know, like Eleanor Rigby. But the whole album has really interesting arrangements and instrumentation, with the use of the sitar, electronic effects, and refreshing harmonies and meter changes. Great album!

Quite possibly the best album of all time. Stick Eleanor Rigby on the White Album (fine song just doesn't fit on Revolver), Good Day Sunshine on Sgt Peppers where it belongs, throw Yellow Submarine into the sun, and replace them with Rain/Paperback Writer and the album is pretty much perfect.

It's good. Definitely better than the White Album.

One of the best Beatles albums with Elanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine. 5/5

The best Beatles album. Every bit of this album is so good.

Landmark recording. Still holds up as fun and engaging too

Here, There and Everywhere is probably my favourite Beatles song, so that’s something at least.

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Not my favorite by them, but my dad liked it so that counts for something I guess. It does have some songs I like though, I will say that. Favorites: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine

Figured I'd go song by song for this one Taxman has fun music but really dumb lyrics - taxes bad! Eleanor Rigby is a genuinely beautiful song, no complaints I'm Only Sleeping is fine, neat reverse audio effects Love You To - yay it's sitar time! I just wish George Harrison would get out of the way, he sounds bored Here, There, and Everywhere - a little saccharine but it's a nice little love song Yellow Submarine is stupid and I hate it She Said She Said - I like this one, the plain lyrics shine a lot more here than in some of their other songs Good Day Sunshine - it's not exactly for me but this is at least a good Beatles pop song And Your Bird Can Sing is pretty solid For No One - I like this song but it feels like it's building to something and never gets there. The bass is good but the little trumpet solos feel tacked on. Doctor Robert - it's a fun little song about drugs I guess. I don't think there's anything more to this than "this dude will give you drugs" I Want To Tell You is fine Got to Get You Into My Life - a point of light reminding me that the Beatles do occasionally make something I like Tomorrow Never Knows - I'm not sure the instrumental noise fully works for me but they're doing something interesting with it. This feels like one of those Beatles songs that launches a genre. It's a more interesting use of eastern instrumentation than Love You To, which just had George Harrison lazily chanting over sitar music I feel like they could have reordered the album, some of the song transitions are jarring (both sides of Eleanor Rigby for instance). Overall I liked it well enough but I don't think I'll ever see what everyone else seems to see in the Beatles. Probably won't listen to it again.

eleanor rigby is arguably the only good mccartney song but I'm open to also including carry that weight the rest of the songs range from unlistenable (yellow submarine) to kind of forgettable (almost everything else)

goodgoooooofgood

klinkt ook als de voorloper van Sgt Pepper

To me, this really does not hold up against the Beatles other work. Outside of the well know hits, the album is just very forgettable pop. Luckily the least interesting Beatles album is still decent. Favorite track was For No One

I think these boys may be on to something

It’s the Beatles! All of their albums are amazing. This is not my favorite though- it only has like 2 awesome songs.

It's probably the best Beatles album with futuristic sounds (for 1966), plenty of variety and experimentation. In the songwriting stakes, it's a cut above Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road. Loads of highlights including Eleanor Rigby, Love You To, Taxman, I'm Only Sleeping, Yellow Submarine and the truly remarkable Tomorrow Never Knows. It's astonishing how much they had mutated since their debut in 1962, a mere four years earlier, yet still recognisable as "Beatles Music".

A very good beatles album

And lo the ascendency began..

Up and coming young things. Keep an eye out for them, they could be the next Arctic Monkeys.

A masterpiece!

Just a couple hits, but a good album.

This might be one of my favorites of the whole beatles catalog. I may still like the white album more but its been a long time since ive listened to that one. This is great though. Just full of perfect tracks. The only ones that didnt get a like was doctor Robert only because it feels like Taxman again just not as good. Still a decent song but too similar. And I also want huge on love you too. Sorry George your still my favorite. Its just too abstract and meandering. Cool sounds but not cohesive enough for me. Everything else is amazing. Eleanor Rigby was always my favorite song as a kid and I sill love it and its absurdly sad tone just the same. Not sure if its still my favorite but its up there for sure. At the end of the day its the beatles and there is a reason people still talk about them. And this is one of their best. Can't go wrong

3,1 - Bis auf das beste Lied der Beatles, Eleanor Rigby, konnte mich leider nichts so wirklich abholen. Lässt sich super hören, aber ohne weitere Highlights. Highlights: Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping

Other than Eleanor Rigby, and Taxman and some studio experiments there is nothing to note. Its the Beatles so the "floor" is still above average.

Revolver is one of my favorite albums by The Beatles. My favorite song on the album is “I’m Only Sleeping.” I first heard it when I was twelve. The sound felt distorted and as if it came from another world. It was truly sensational.

My favourite beatles album at the peak of their creative genius. Not a bad track on here.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Every track is a classic. No brainer 5 stars. Particular highlight, the Beatles creating dance music 20 years early with Tomorrow Never Knows.

Mixing slightly off but great nonetheless.

Good Beatles album

EL MEJOR ALBUM EXPERIMENTAL DE LOS AÑOS 60 , RELEVA E IMCREMENTA LA ATMOSFERA Y SE SALE DE LOS PARAMETROS SOLICITADOS DENTRO DE LA MUSICA POPULAR Y UTILIZA ELEMENTOS INNOVADORES TALES COMO EL LOOP Y DEMAS

It's so hard to judge their albums objectively for obvious reasons, but I just cannot get fully behind most of the vocals and lyrics. Nothing sounds as innovative or meaningful as their contemporaries like the Rolling Stones or Kinks. This album obviously has some talented writing and is close to their best work imo, but even this has some pablum like Good Day Sunshine.

10/10 album a true classic

One of my favourite albums of all time. I mean this record has Here, There and Everywhere and For No One on it, two of the most beautiful songs of all time. Not to mention Eleanor Rigby! What about the start of Tomorrow Never Knows? Is there a better intro to any song? The Indian influence on that track, and Love You To, gives the album a unique, beautiful, psychedelic element that I dont think i've ever heard matched elsewhere on any other record. There are so many sing a long moments, cracking piano licks, guitar riffs and solos that compete with those on the greatest rock and roll records. The variety of sounds and styles, as always with The Beatles, blows my mind. Then the vocals, McCartney really shines on this record for me. Got to Get You Into My Life!! This album is incredible. It is experimental and innovative yet still accessible, melodic, textured, dreamlike and straight up groovy. Favourite track - Tomorrow Never Knows. Eleanor Rigby or Here, There and Everywhere. Or maybe any of the others really! 10/10

My first Beatles album on the list! It's... okay? There's a few really good songs (Eleanor Rigby, for one) but as a whole I'm a little disappointed. I quite like the Beatles, but apparently Revolver isn't my album. Still, there's nothing bad about it whatsoever... I just wish the whole album were the few great songs on repeat.

Excellent album. Not a lot more to say.

The perfect mix of The Beatles experimenting and pop hits. Shoutout LSD. 5/5

5/5

There’s a reason it’s incredibly influential, and that’s because, undeniably, Revolver introduced a barrage of new sounds to the British and American public, and did it inventively and very effectively. And it’s great. But is it one of the ‘greatest of all time’? Well, if you ask me, absolutely not. But I can certainly see why many people think so. Particularly nouvelle is George Harrison’s injection of the sitar into Taxman and Love You To, two tracks that stand out for me because of just that, the comparatively odd instrumental. The clear standout here is the finale, Tomorrow Never Knows, which demonstrates irrefutably that these guys were operating on a different level to the rest, making such a track in 1966. Probably slightly overblown in the collective estimation of popular music historians, and the Fab Four themselves probably slightly up their own arse, but great nonetheless.

GOAT. Great album.

What are your go-to "first date" questions? You know, a question that will tell you just about everything you need to know about a person right away? Mine are: What was the last book you read? and which do you prefer, Beatles or Stones? For my entire life, I've been in the Stones camp. They're undeniably more "rock and roll". But you know what, the more Beatles I listen to, the more my opinion is changing. The Beatles are just better songwriters. It's tough to change an opinion of yourself that you've held about yourself for a long time, but hey- there is no growth without change.

What hasn't been said? One of the most popular albums from one of the most popular bands. And with good reason.

I’ll take Eleanor Rigby and And Your Bird Can Sing, you can have the rest.

classic, innit!

After 60 years "Tomorrow Never Knows" is still the sound of the future.

If Rubber Soul marks a transition point for the Beatles in terms of musicality and studio techniques, then Revolver shows them fully committed to the change. Excellent album. Every song is good - kind of rare on a Beatles album as they generally have a few weird experimental offshoots of mixed success. Not such here. This is definitely one to listen to straight through.

Yeah I bet Tomorrow Never Knows was mind blowing to someone on LSD in the 60's, but now it's just underwhelming. There are a fair few bangers here though, the singles Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine being the highlights in my eyes. I just don't buy the hype surrounding this one, pretty much all the Lennon songs are with the exception of I'm Only Sleeping are kinda mid, Mccartney and Harrison carry. Just about 4 Stars.

Added album to library. Love every song.

My fave Beatles album! Nuff said.

Revolver contains many of my favourite Beatles songs, so this is an easy one. And I was today years old when I learned of the massive impact the production of Revolver had on the music industry due to its many new and unique recording and production techniques.

9/10

Second favourite beatles album i think, love it.

Ok, pretty much the definition of a classic album. I always preferred The Beatles to the Rolling Stones, and this album has probably one of my all-time favourite Beatles tracks on it (Eleanor Rigby). I do find Yellow Submarine quite jarring these days - but I think I associate it with being a kids song. Overall a brilliant album, and twittering between a 4 or a 5.

This might be my favourite Beatles album.

I don't think this is actually my favourite Beatles album, but it is entirely possible on any given day that if you asked which it was I may answer Revolver. There are plenty of successful bands who don't put out this many good songs over an entire career, The Beatles did it on this one album condensed into their already short length career. Banger after banger after banger. The greatest band of all time.

It's the psychedelia, mixed with wonderful songwriting, sprinkled with harmonies and perfected with well-meaning weirdness, for me!

Have listened countless times but each listen improves. This used to not be in the top 3 Beatles albums for me, but think it just moved up the ranks

GROUNDBREAKING OF ME TO SAY THIS WAS GREAT. Made even better right before seeing Paul McCartney in concert

Highlights are, I’m only sleeping, here there and everywhere, for no one. Yellow Submarine really the only skip.

Boo hoo whining about progressive taxation... I really liked "I'm Only Sleeping" which I think I hadn't heard before? Here, There and Everywhere is beautiful as always. Tomorrow Never Knows is one of the best closing songs of an album ever. And one of the Beatles best songs (might be the best song John Lennon ever wrote). I am struggling with whether I preferred this album to Rubber Soul and Abbey Road or not (these are my tops of the albums we've had so far - sorry to With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and the White Album). I think the truth is that they are all high 4 star albums for me - I liked them all!

the beatles have had some (personally) polarizing albums thus far. id put this cleanly next to rubber soul. right below rubber soul. im not as up on the bealtes compared to most, so i wonder if their later sounds have had, at the time at least, their 'novelty' (putting it lightly) wear off. ive probably listened to 100s of albums who would cite the later beatles albums as direct inspiration, so the ground-breaking-ness doesnt land. their older albums sound fresh and the clearly older stylings are in turn, much fresher to my ears. its all good music, except for the piece of shit white album. hows the actual music of revolver? good and easy, i cant really place any criticisms. rubber soul had better tunes i guess. beatles album rankings so far: 1. hard days night 2. with the beatles 3. rubber soul 4. revolver 5. white album

La grabación es muy diferente y muy dedicada

Rly good

Strong 4

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The perfect in-between of pop Beatles and weird Beatles. Eleanor Rigby is the best song lacking standard pop instruments and I will take no questions. Five stars, top five album of all time for me

Classic

one of my favorite records EVER. they discovered acid and this was the final product!!!

This album is often credited as one of the first steps in psychedelia. I’m not going to disagree with that! Right after the Beatles decided to stop playing live, they made this record. Not playing live gave them the freedom to experiment and that was big. Personally, I think this is a stepping stone to the best era of Beatles (Sgt. Peppers thru the end), but without it, we wouldn’t have gotten there. I can’t remember if Revolver is pre or post Paul is Dead, but there is a good bit of George and some John combination songs. Not my favorite Beatles record, but a fantastic record nonetheless. I always find a new great song every time I listen to them!

Good classic album which I have already listened.

I really thought this would be the Beatles album I give a 5 to. Heard so much about how much LSD and Acid Lennon and Harrison did and how experimental they got on Revolver. They did pull a few tricks from their sleeves for sure and this is an excellent album and I realize I’m walking myself down from a 5 but I really just wish they did more of the cool shit they did on Tomorrow Never Knows, it sonically awesome and I love that track. There are plenty of exciting sparks on this album, I’m Only Sleeping is possibly my favourite Beatles track, it’s beautiful. The sitar on Love You Too is really cool. I almost walked myself back to a 5 but I just can’t. The thing that always annoys me about the Beatles, they’re doing here again, they could be so cool but they toss in this needless fluff when they could have leaned fully into the fuzzy psych but they didn’t and for me, the fluff, as light as it is, drags this down to a 4 stars

loved for no one and others

I like the Beatles. This album isn’t my favorite thought. Some of the harmonies and funky things going on I do enjoy but it’s a little too weird for me to listen to on a regular basis. I also don’t like how repetitive it is.

Love it very much. Some Song I like more than others. Love the contrabass in eleanor rigby.

A classic, pinnacle record.

I mean c'mon.

We all know this one is good

probably about a 4.5/5 for me, rounding up for here though. one of the first beatles albums i heard and probably one of my favorites. the vibes are immaculate, and i really wish a lot of the tracks were longer as they feel a bit too short? hence the .5 off. besides that every track slaps, and every track feels so whimsical and fun. you can tell that this was their first dip into making much more interesting music, as every album after this has the same type of whimsy that this album does.

One of the greatest albums of all time

An evolutionary album where all 4 individuals started to explore their own music. Some classic songs mixed with experimental tunes that are mostly successful. Very influential to future artists.

Love it. Own it.

Not my favorite Beatles album, but I enjoy it more than their earlier works.

A classic

Middle of the ground! Good, not great, and didn't have any crazy takeaways. It did, however, get me to go back and listen to Lennon's "Imagine", which is an awesome song.

very fun

Wildly varied, and every song is outstanding. Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Yellow Submarine, Love You To, Tomorrow Never Knows, all on the same album. Listening to these as an album instead of individual tracks had given me a new appreciation. Some of these are truly arresting songs, and the confidence in this album is matched by the quality. A tour de force.

I like everything but Yello Submarine.

5 stars are not enough

Not my fave album but has some of my fave Beatles songs

Depois da mudança de rumo em Rubber Soul, Revolver estabelece a maturidade definitiva no som dos Beatles. Um disco muito à frente de seu tempo, com composições e interpretações feitas com esmero. Maravilhoso!

She Said She Said is my favorite Beatles song of all time. Also, who doesn't like the album that created practically all of indie rock. Overall, a great listen and a lot of lo-fi/indie rock influences can stem from Revolver. Sadly, Blackbird is ruined for me due to work but overall good album. Very hard to rate since it's the Beatles and most music can be downstream from them.

For me perhaps their best album. Classic tracks such as Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows, not to mention Tax Man litter the album.. don’t think there’s a bad track on here

Prøver å høre med åpent sinn, helt ok ved første gjennomhøring, kanskje den sitter etter et par til. edit: ikke spennende nok til å høre et par ganger til. 2/6 siste låta var kul

Beats rubber soul

“Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream…” The boys from Liverpool aren’t just dipping their toes in… they’re fully immersed, in fact they’re comfortably floating down the psychedelic stream. So…”lay down all thoughts and surrender…” to the genius of this looped, layered, unconventional, and highly innovative classic.

there are SEVEN Beatles albums on this list. there are ZERO classical (western or otherwise) albums on this list. classical genres were specifically excluded. that's all.

Brilliant album. Lots of great reviews here already that explain well why this album is beautiful in its own right as well as why it was so profoundly influential. Im still waiting for a negative review that actually makes sense (apart from those that simply note it’s just not their type of music).

Not their best work

This is the two hundred nineteenth album I’m rating. I've only listened to All Things Must Pass, but I did like it. Adding to my Playlist - Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping, Here, There and Everywhere, Yellow Submarine, She Said She Said, Good Day Sunshine, And Your Bird Can Sing, For No One, Doctor Robert, I Want to Tell You, Get to Get You Into My Life, and Tomorrow Never Knows. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Eleanor Rigby - I've been an Eleanor Rigby hater for a while now, but now that I listen to it again I can't help but like it. All in all I liked 14/14 songs. I think I like George the best, but Paul is pretty good too.

i would’ve lost my freaking mind

Great album! Made with no intention to perform the songs live, which allowed them to make use of all the possibilities of a studio at the time, pushing the limits of what ”could be done” on record. There are a couple of tracks I could do without - mainly Yellow Submarine, which I mostly find annoying. That knocks a star off. 4/5

A staple

I get it

One of my favorites.

I've only heard the Sgt Peppers album from the Beatles, and it makes me a bit fuzzy on the timeline when bands release albums every year and limited stuff can happen during this time. So this was before Sgt Peppers and after The Beatles pretty much got sick of the status quo and started to rediscover themselves. A lot of LSD, but before Paul McCartney tried it - He tried it for Sgt Peppers. This is the "Beatles are bigger than Jesus" album. It seems like more of the beginning of reinvention and self-discovery. Testing the waters for what can be accomplished in music from the use of non-traditional instruments to studio production techniques to the straight up invention of ADT (Artificial Doubling Technique) by Ken Townsend for this album specifically. And the ADT was without hyperbole completely revolutionary and changed music forever. A good prolific example of ADT in the world is in the song Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds on the Sgt Peppers album or I Want To Tell You on this album. The alien warbling of his voice is the effect of ADT, which is applied to a lot of instruments on Revolver. So people that don't understand or like the album need to understand that this album without exaggeration revolutionized the direction of music. It's ok to not like the music, but the technical impact of the album is undeniable. Personally, I prefer the Sgt Peppers album, but this one, of course, is excellent as well. I like I'm Only Sleeping and Love You To.

Exactly as expected: flashes of genius mixed with a few “what is this?” moments. Innovative, classic, maybe iconic at times, but not exactly replayable.

👏🏻😎

Definitely not my favorite but it has Elanor Rigby on it...so there's that.

I don’t have a strong opinion on what is my favourite Beatles album, this would probably rank high, particularly because it has one of my favourite Beatles’ songs in Eleanor Rigby. Maybe I prefer Abbey Road and Rubber Soul. I have to say though, Yellow Submarine feels a touch out of place on this album.

First ever Beatles album top to bottom, fantastic!

Love love love this album. No notes, it’s lovely. Listened to it 3 times through.

I can understand young trendies rubbishing them but they don’t realise how much their idols owe to the Beatles, amongst others. They just hear as boomer music and put it in the bin. Just because. Oddly enough, I’m not much of a Beatles fan, either, considering I grew up with them. There isn't a song on the album that I’d listen to again, except maybe Eleanor Rigby, but I can’t say the album isn't influential based on my personal tastes. I know lots of reviewers do, though. A 3

Classic. Highlights: I'm Only Sleeping, Here There and Everywhere, She Said She Said, Good Day Sunshine, For No One

Great album and brilliantly cohesive despite the range of influences

Good

Easy top 5 Beatles album - and it ain't 5. This album has more than its fair share of the hits, and is effectively the Fab Four at the height of their powers. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 5. Probably my second favorite Beatles album 5.

A lovely day for a Beatles album. The production on this album is fantastic for 1966. Heralded as pioneers for experimental recording, “Revolver” proves why. The Beatles hold a mystique in my mind and are untouchable though Revolver falls short of perfection. Solid, solid 4.

It’s a classic. I listened to a lot of the Beatles around college age, so its nostalgic too. “She Said She Said” sounds like it had a lot of influence.

Not even in my top Beatles albums

Just so good. Difficult to differentiate its highlights because of its consistency. Fav tracks: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I’m Only Sleeping, Here There and Everywhere, For No One, Got To Get You Into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows. Saved a song: Y RYM: Y (#16)

An absolute classic

I hate to self advertise but I’m gonna do it anyway cuz I’m planning on listening to this album in a few days…. This is my thoughts on the beatles discography in a little blog I’ve been doing https://listeningearsmusicreview.blogspot.com/2025/10/discussing-every-beatles-song-ongoing.html?m=1 Revolver is a 5/5 tho

quizas el mejor album art de los beatles

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chill, did not finish it had to force myself to listen to it i prefer harder stuff i guess

I think my favorite Beatles album. Although I hate it opens with taxman (I wouldn’t like it anywhere but especially feels like wrong tone setting). Eleanor Rigby is a perfect song. Although I’m realizing this maybe means I don’t think the Beatles have any 5 star albums which feels strange but they have a bunch of 4

I was actually thinking “what if I get revolver today” before receiving my album today. and… guess who showed up? I’m somehow a failed prophet. Still some really good memories. New generations of elected American left wing politicians should learn from the lyrics of Taxman and employ the “one for you, nineteen for me” method on taxing the rich people. i want to tell you might be the only weak point on the album but everythign else is peak. here there and everywhere is literally paul's best song and i dont do drugs so tomorrow never knows didnt unleash its supposed power on me. easy 5/5

Not as great as their others, but still OK.

Love The Beatles. Revolver is a good album, not their best though.

Taxman is such a dumb song. I think my Beatles listening goes in waves. I think I was riding high on a Beatles day and rubber soul and when I listen to revolver, it was not a riding high Beatles day.

I don't actually mind The Beatles after all. Plus it's only 35 mins long so wasn't a big investment. I enjoyed and would try again.

If anything, doing this challenge has managed to increase my already considerable esteem for the Beatles. I got deep into the Beatles as a teen and “Revolver” was one of my favorites. This is where you really see the direction they would take. Each track is its own unique marvel, a creative oddity in its own little world. The Beatles manage to craft these gems at the highest level, experimenting and innovating as they go. There are a couple of lesser tracks but that can’t take away from its essential five-ness.

Because it is the Beatles I felt I should give it a 4 or 5. So I gave it a 3

Quite simply the epitome of what an album should be. Great song sequencing, great playing, and great songwriting. An iconic album cover and packaging. This one still sets the standard after 5 plus decades.

Say what you want about the Beatles. The fact remains that they changed popular music forever. Part of their legacy remains in-studio experimentation, which this album introduced to fans, listeners, and fellow artists/producers the world over. I can't overstate the impact that this album made on music.

6/5

Is it the only Beatles record that matters?!

First real Beatles album I've listened to from start to finish. Knew a lot of the songs already. A great listen and they really did know how to write a good song.

Great Beatles record. Love the use of strings and sitar

I’ve never really been enamored with the Beatles like so many others. I don’t hate them or anything, and I do think that they’re very talented, but I’ve never really clicked with them the way the rest of the world seems to. I’d probably rather just listen to George Harrison’s solo stuff, to be honest. Revolver hasn’t changed anything for me on that front. As a record, it feels disjointed and a little all over the place. Some of it is enjoyable enough, but then they drop a clunker like “Love You To”. It feels like there are a couple decent tracks with filler tracks in between. They take advantage of some studio tricks on this record, which is kind of fun. And they take some artistic risks, some of which I think pay off, particularly when taking into account the year they write this. But I don’t think Revolver is unadulterated brilliance just because the Beatles wrote it, either…recorded in 1966 or not. In the end, Revolver is a decent, not great, record for me. I know plenty of “serious” music listeners would scoff and roll their eyes at that comment. And I don’t care. For me, the Beatles are a decent, not great, band. 3.7/5

I know almost the entire Beatles catalog, but I don’t know albums. I’m aware of this album, but never listened to it. Ok. I know most of these songs, but this album as a collection makes them even better. I love this album.

Magnífico

Awesome, classic

this album marked the turning point of the Beatles from moving away from live performances and the introduction of their psychedelic era. since they didn't plan to tour, they used a lot of studio equipment to create some weird sounds and stuff outside of their standard live set-up. I don't think i thought about how short a lot of these songs were - 14 songs for 34 minutes. It's definitely a quirky album with some unique components around the instrumentation and choices around mics, etc. It's a fun album to be sure.

Classic. #2 Beatles album. 5/5

best Beatles album, one of my favorites of all time

So innovative. Boundary pushing, inviting avant-garde. I stand on my feet to applaud.

I haven’t listened to Beatles’ albums till this list, and so far I like this one the best.

An all around brilliant and amazingly experimental album for its time. Their experimentation with stereo sound in this era isn't for me, but pretty much everything else they threw at the wall stuck so who can blame 'em?

Greatest album from one of the best bands to ever exist. Absolutely faultless to me. It would get 6 stars if that was an option 👍

Classic

4.9 3x old fave

These would be so much better when played on home stereo, or mono with headphones.

Tomorrow Never Knows might be the finest bit of music, and that alone would be enough for me. Then you throw in some of their best songs, how varied it gets musically.. even a random song about submarines can't hold it back (i do like yellow submarine though!)

Not wild about it, don't hate it, Here, There and Everywhere was my favourite

Amazing album. IMHO The Beatles' best

Some of the best pop to come out of the entire decade!

The producer’s the real genius.

So good. Unanimous 5. Deluxe version with new mix was good.

si

There's nothing to say about The Beatles that haven't been said. Masterpiece.

timeless

Masterpiece although last few songs didn't hit as hard as you would want

An outstanding set of songs from the Beatles at the high point of their creativity.

Might be my favorite Beatles album. The pretension is there, but its mostly ignorable.

a level music core

(3.75) not my fave beatles album but some of these are 10/10s

Eleanor Rigby is a really good song but the rest is whatever. 3.14

An amazing album that is very under appreciated compared many of their other later works

I enjoyed revolver it was one of the albums we always had in the car

Mostly feels like they were on cruise control for this one. Tomorrow Never Knows definitely stands out from the rest.

My all-time favorite Beatles album

Once again - incredible!

If you think the Beatles are overrated then i have to say that you overrate the weight of your music taste.

ok we get it

Have you heard of these Beatles guys? They’re pretty good. Some of the songs enter the classics catalogue, some are better left forgotten. Hard to judge it fairly but it’s so clear they were operating on a different level for good and bad.

One of the better beatles albums

It's the Beatles, blah blah blah. Of all their albums this one is a little more interesting. They were always way more interesting when they were doing drugs. Anyway it's fun and lighthearted and whatever.

Start to finish, a foundational pillar of good music

Dad- 8.5 Mom- 9.5 Mike- NA Lori- 8.5 Michael- 9 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 8.88

Iha Classic banger

Incredible album.

Closest one yet to get a 5

It's Revolver by The Beatles... the songs are much shorter than I remember but that's always a good thing in my book. Always leaves you wanting more... HL - Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, For No One, I'm Only Sleeping

When I was young and listening to the Beatles (thanks to my mom) I thought this was a very good album. It was never one of my favorites of theirs, but I liked most of it. As I got older into my teenage years, I found this to be an excellent listen, feeling like I was watching the band become more and more who they would eventually become later, within the band and then as solo artists. Paul's songs are so unmistakably Paul. They are great pop songs, some with orchestral flourishes or even just with strings. John was firmly moving into two camps, with straightforward rockers as well as using tape loops and other effects with She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows. And George was beginning to mess with the sitar and other Eastern instruments. Ringo was solid as a drummer as always, but Yellow Submarine would be his blueprint for later songs too. Listening again today made me feel even more that this is a great album by a great band. I was also thinking while listening what must've been going on in fan's minds when this first came out, trying to reconcile how far they'd come in just a couple of years.

Toujours aussi formidable (même si je ne me souvenais pas d'autant de cithare)

mon album préféré des beatles tout simplement

Yellow Sub, Eleanor Rigby 😘

Simple, minimal instrumentation at once, sitar, production innovations Taxman She said Cot to get you in my life Tomorrow never knows

I’m starting to think these Beatles guys were good.

Jeg tror dette er det Beatles-albumet som gjorde størst inntrykk da jeg først begynte å høre på det som åpenbart måtte være et overrated band for plebs. Balansen mellom pop bangers og psychedeliske experimenter er helt suveren, bedre enn på Sgt. Pepper. Å høre I'm Only Sleeping er som å komme hjem. Utover det har skiva flere av musikkhistoriens beste komposisjoner. Selv de svakere sporene (Taxman, Yellow Submarine, Doctor Robert) er klassikere på sitt eget vis, selv om de ikke er transcendentalt gode på samme måte som resten sporene. Revolver er pop perfeksjonert. Nå er jeg endelig opplyst nok til å se at White Album er deres magnum opus, men hadde jeg fortsatt levd som et komfortabelt barn, ville jeg sagt Revolver. Kanskje Abbey Road. Men sannsynligvis Revolver.

Hvorfor låter dette albumet fortsatt så friskt? Kanskje det har noe med den nye stereomiksen å gjøre, men det er ikke alt. Gutta er i toppform kreativt og musikalsk. Det er gode poplåter i form av Doctor Robert, Got To Get You Into My Life og And Your Bird Can Sing. I’m Only Sleeping og Tomorrow Never Knows har ikke vært gjenskapt av noen siden. Og dette er kanskje den Bearles-skiva hvor gitarene låter best Det er ikke svake spor på plata, ikke engang barnelåta Yellow Submarine. Men teksten på Taxman er litt flau. Sveits-rikingenes egen anthem. Soloen på låta er en av de beste utført av en Beatle, og jeg mener å huske at det er Paul som spiller den. På Love-albumet fra 2006 er den mikset inn i Drive My Car og passer egentlig enda bedre der. Selv om jeg gir denne Beatles-plata toppscore så betyr det ikke at det er den siste Beatles-plata som får det av meg.

Hva skal man si? Det er Beatles Det er den beste Beatles skiva Det blir ikke stort bedre enn dette

The genre of this is "The Beatles". Eleanor Rigby is an all timer. Theres so much variation on this i feel like id need to start a thesis to get it all. Remembering this is 1966 makes it even more impressive.

Not a Beatles fan but this had some of the good tunes on here. I was surprised to find Yellow submarine on this as I had always assumed that was on Sgt. Pepper...

One of my favorite Beatles albums.

Fuck this band.

Interesting early album, I imagine it'd have much more of a direction if it was more modern. It also caused my head to hurt a bit. 4/5.

This album feels like driving down the road with the window and sunroof open. Taxman and Good Day Sunshine is catchy, Eleanor Rigby is beautiful, Yellow Submarine is goofy, and Got to get you into my life is raucous. A really great album.

Feels like an album where the parts are more than their sum. Seemingly incongruent songs lacking any kind of theme or thread, but as standalone songs most of them are B+ to A+. The Beatles certainly experimenting with every kind of sound imaginable here: strings, horns, sitar and other eastern instruments, their standard crunchy guitar, not to mention the cacophony of sound effects in Yellow Submarine (an outrageously silly yet fun song). Every tune is a toetapper. Great but not perfect - Four stars.

Pretty good for a Beatles record, haha.

No tiene ninguno de los que para mí son los grandes temas del grupo, pero ha sido un muy buen disco en general.

Beatles are so mid man

Okay, if I’ve learned anything from this experience it is that I don’t love the Beatles. That said this one is better than the other albums we’ve reviewed. I’ll say 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 in appreciation of the 34 minute album length.

I really do like this album and it's the Beatles album I come back to the most. Rubber Soul is good too. 4.5 stars for me (rounded down to 4). I think it's the pinnacle of their catalogue, it was all down hill from here.

Didn't I already do this one.......? Well, I can see why people call it the best Beatles album, which isn't saying much coming from me.

Kind of a weird album, from Yellow Submarine to Good Day Sunshine to Tomorrow Never Knows

A good easy listening experience.

Brilliant for so many reasons - variety, nuance, range of composition, execution, writing, instrumentation.....just great stuff.

A sign of a good album: When this popped up I immediately said, aloud, "Hell yeah." There's not a lot to say about this album that would break new ground. Rubber Soul seems for most to mark the moment when they truly catapulted creatively and that begins to crescendo here, continuing to peak over the next several albums following. For my money, the classic, four-chord R&B Beatles songs on Rubber Soul are, mostly, superior to the ones you find here, and the far out craziness and adventuresome stuff hits higher highs for me in Sgt. Pepper and especially Abbey Road. That is, however, sort of like saying that, I dunno, Albert Pujols wasn't as good as Babe Ruth. Everything pops here. It's astonishing the outpouring of genius these guys had in such a short time. A million monkeys in a million years might stumble on "Master of Puppets", but they'd still never replicate "Eleanor Rigby". The Beatles are amazing, and the fact that they have even *better* albums than this (IMHO) is bananas. (There's a small list of bands where their, like, fourth or fifth best album is still a perfect score. The only others I can think of immediately are the Stones, Radiohead, REM, and OutKast)

It's just a great, quick album with a lot of wonderful songs.

It’s Revolver

That sounded a lot like Powerline from A Goofy Movie.

Who am I to give this album anything but a five? It is quite good. Though I do think I prefer Rubber Soul by a smidge.

Not many duds on here; in fact, maybe only one (For No One, if you must ask). I like Ringo's drum sound in Tomorrow Never Knows. I like the horns in Got to Get You Into My Life (even if they're busily sonically quoting Motown). I really like the sitar wherever it shows up. The album art is fantastic. Four stars. WAIT. Back to Tomorrow Never Knows. What a fucking great song. I mean really great. I can listen to it a lot and it doesn't grow old. One extra star for giving me that. Five stars.

Great of course. Particularly nostalgic for me because I taped it off the radio one time before I was buying music, and played it over and over again. Amazingly, I still enjoy most of the songs, especially "For No One," "I Want to Tell You," and "Tomorrow Never Knows."

5/5 - You need to hear this, because it's a masterpiece. I've listened to it many times and will keep on returning. I think it is The Beatles most representative album, as it has all their styles in one package. Yes, even Yellow Submarine has a role to play in this regard.

This was a good one! I really liked the experimental vibes with the unusual instruments.

I always feel pressure reviewing a Beatles album due to how popular and influential this group was. I enjoyed the album, sonically it was interesting with lots of stereo effects. Yellow Submarine is my favourite track.

Just the best!

Possibly the greatest album ever recorded. Better than Sgt Peppers

Somehow builds on the complete album that was Rubber Soul and perfects the format. Some really great songs on here and even the album tracks are among my favourites. Ending with the brilliance that is Tomorrow Never Knows must have blown minds. Such experimentation from a pop band.

Is I'm Only Sleeping my favourite Beatles song? It's definitely top 5.

Eleanor Rigby is one of my favorite songs of all time, one of my top 3 beatles songs, and this album is just so freaking good. BUT it's not my favorite. It's really really good but some of it is just too experimental for me. So it's like a 4.5

Did not age well at all. The Great Boy Band there were a few short years before this album is completely gone by this release.

Banger

Just not a huge Beatles fan in general so the deep cuts are even harder to listen to for me. Overall: 2.2/5 rating

I was always a Beatles hater, even though I had never intentionally sat down and listened to their music, because of the type of people that rave about the Beatles. I find that the two types of people that are really big fans of the Beatles are (1) old people who were teenagers in the 60s and 70s and the music is nostalgic for them and (2) people my age who think they're better than other people because they have an "old-school taste in music" and put down people like me who listen to modern pop music. These people telling me how great the Beatles are annoyed me into avoiding the Beatles and assuming that I wouldn't like their music. Goddamn I was wrong. I was so surprised how much I liked this album. It definitely holds up compared to 21st century music and is a solid 5/5 for me. My favorite songs off the album are "I'm Only Sleeping" and "Eleanor Rigby". My least favorite songs are "Yellow Submarine" and "Good Day Sunshine".

Yeh it’s influential and classical but I still think it’s A little outdated. They were nothing but a pop band. my fav track of this album is Taxman, then yellow submarine, then tomorrow never knows.

The Beatles are perhaps the most ruthlessly overhyped and overrated band in the history of recorded music but with this album I can almost, if I squint really hard, see "it." It's not a great album, but it's interesting - and with the Beatles, that's a positive change of pace.

favorite Beatles album

нет.

1. taz - 1.5 2. Rigby - 2.5 3. Sleeping - 1.5 4. Love - 1.5 5. Here - 1.5 6. Yellow - 2 7. Said - 1 8. Good - 1 9. Bird - 1 10. One - 1.5 11. Doctor - 0 12. Tell - 1 13. Life - 1.5 14. Tomorrow - 0

Okay I don't know. I liked this better than Sgt. Pepper, and I thought it might be a 4 on the first listen, but like... it's just not there. I'm just not that interested in this style! However I will say that they are a step above just about all their contemporaries, absolutely.

Another classic from the Beatles - the first of their psychedelic/studio-based era, and one hell of an intro to it. Featuring straightforward guitar pop bangers, orchestral accompaniments, music using Indian instruments and modes, and the most ambitious studio experiment in popular music to that point, the album really has it all, and once again demonstrates how the Fab Four were just in a league of their own.

These guys were just better at this shit than anyone else at the time. Extremely lukewarm take here but they were absolute masters at their craft and listening to this album just makes you appreciate that fact. And a lot of it was experimental!

I respect the Beatles a lot more since this challenge started. Through so many 60slop albums, it's clear to me how much these guys ran circles around most contemporaries, and the varied experimentation on this particular album is a breath of fresh air on that front (the sitar parts are especially cool). With that said, this is still a type of rock that doesn't much appeal to me, and aside from the historical interest, nothing really wowed me in the way even Sgt Pepper did with its big finale. Good album nonetheless. Standouts: Taxman • Good Day Sunshine • And Your Bird Can Sing • Tomorrow Never Knows

Fuck, this album is so good. It was so groundbreaking in 1966 and it still sounds fresh today. This is the able everyone spent the late 60s trying to replicate and failing. The production is crisp, the variety in songs is amazing, and all four Beatles are popping off here. Their second best at least but possibly best album.

And Your Bird Can Sing is a beautiful song. Always liked Eleanor Rigby.

Very great album listen. I dont think most of the work well as stand alones though. decent 9

The best Beatles album I've heard; interesting that the band took this album as the breaking point for their touring schedule and moved forward as a studio-only group from here. Obviously a ton of progression from their earlier stuff (only 3 years or so before).

Not a big fan of the Beatles, but this album was a welcome change of pace, much more psychedelic than their original output

5/5 doesn't seem enough for Revolver, I'd give it 10/5 if I could. After Rubber Soul this was another step up entirely in how they made music; Eleanor Rigby's orchestral baroque pop, the LSD influence on She Said She Said and others, Harrison's use of sitars, the studio experimentation of Tomorrow Never Knows. And, like all of the Beatles great albums, it not only pushed boundaries but was also so damn listenable. For No One is surely one of their underrated and beautiful songs. Important and incredible

The greatest by the greatest. Broke down the walls that everyone afterwards walked through.

Solid album. One good thing about the Beatles is they have a very distinct sound, but not all their songs sound the same. I appreciated the variety of instruments on this album. Some Beatles songs are just kinda weird, but I liked most of the songs on this album. Eleanor Rigby is just so good. Love me some strings. 8.3 out of 10. Baker approved.

Really enjoyed this one. I don't want me giving a 5 to give the impression that I loved everything about it, but there's some really good songs in here - Eleanor Rigby above all. I really enjoy the Beatles sound and their experimentation - even if I'm not a fan of some of the experiments. Some solid rock songs and some true standouts.

Ummm I was honestly a little disappointed by this album. Half of them sounded like songs you learn in kindergarten. They sounded like songs from schoolhouse rock. Especially Yellow Submarine. It just reminds me of “The Wheels on the Bus.” However, I started enjoying it a lot more towards the back half. The songs are all very catchy. There were a few I really liked. The raggy feel of the piano in “Good Day Sunshine.” “Here, there, and everywhere” was my favorite.

In terms of a Beatles album? Weak. Yellow Submarine feels like what they based all creepy kids shows from the ninety’s off of. Could be better but not the worst.

8 year old Bethany knew nearly all of these songs by heart. It was nostalgic and reminded me of working with my dad growing up. I just really wish the Beatles never discovered the sitar or backmasking. They got weird.

America is way better than England

Obvious bop. A great way to start the week this Monday morning. There were a couple songs that I didn’t lOve but they’re weren’t bad either. Standouts: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I’m Only Sleeping, Yellow Submarine 9/10

I am not sure if have ever listened to this record straight through. It’s disjointed and eccentric. Textures, timbres, tones vacillate from track to track. The record never stagnates, though, as fresh ideas constantly emerge. I can appreciate how quickly they explore a musical idea and then move on. But, on the flip side, there’s some ideas that I wish were fleshed out and developed more. Not every idea hits—the sitar song “Love to You” is a big miss. But the Beatles knew how to write songs. Some masterful gems sprinkled throughout the tracklist. “Eleanor Rigby,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” “Yellow Submarine” shine as high points showing the versatility of the Beatles’ excelling songwriting. I am not a super fan of how often vocals only come from one channel. It felt like it happened way too often. Tonally, there’s a coldness and tightness to the voices, guitars and drums, like the sound is clenched—a product of the era I guess. Still leaves me wanting more from a production standpoint. It’s a classic for a reason. Some bonafide bangers, creativity galore, meaningful moments help boost past an inconsistent tone, and often underdeveloped musical ideas. 8/10 P.S. I hate when songs fade out. Just end the song. Standouts: Eleanor Rigby Here, There and Everywhere Yellow Submarine And Your Bird Can Sing

Really nice album, would listen again

"Here, There, and Everywhere" "She Said She Said" "Good Day Sunshine" "For No One" all rock

The production is fantastic The songs are writ' tight The album is a classic So I listened to it twice

Great album - I’m only sleeping is my fave track

My second favorite Beatles album. Just so so good.

One of their better albums

Revolver might be my favorite Beatles album, if only because it's the album where they stopped being the campy poppy stage band of the early 60s, and before they got full of themselves and went overboard with the experimental stuff in the late 60s. Plenty of tracks that walk the tightrope between both sounds.

Barely squeaking up to a three. It should be a 2 because I think the songs I don’t like i really don’t like, but per my rule if I like half the record it’s a 3 & I liked 7 of 14 tracks.

I think when people say that the Beatles suck, they are talking about this album.